As Pandemic Talks Resume, EU Diplomat Sharply Criticises ‘Ideological Polarisation’

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EU negotiator Americo Zampetti has criticized ideological polarization over pathogen access, warning it could derail the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The talks are taking place at the Intergovernmental Working Group on this important global health treaty.

EU negotiator Americo Zampetti warns that ideological polarisation over pathogen access threatens to derail the WHO Pandemic Agreement. On the eve of the eighth round of talks on an annex to the Pandemic Agreement, the European Union’s (EU) chief negotiator has warned that “ideology” is blocking consensus. Negotiators meet at the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) […]